Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002)The Peanuts gang have more misadventures at Christmas time. Director:Larry Leichliter |
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Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002)The Peanuts gang have more misadventures at Christmas time. Director:Larry Leichliter |
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Wesley Singerman | ... |
Charlie Brown
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| Serena Berman | ... |
Lucy Van Pelt
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Corey Padnos | ... |
Linus Van Pelt
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Megan Taylor Harvey | ... |
Sally Brown
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| Chrystopher Ryan Johnson | ... |
Schroeder
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| Timmy Deters | ... |
Rerun Van Pelt
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| Lauren Schaffel | ... |
Jezebel /
Lydia
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Bill Melendez | ... | |
A series of yuletide vignettes with the Peanuts Gang: Snoopy gets a job as a bellringer, Sally comes up with an unusual way of acquiring a Christmas tree, Lucy attempts to be more nice, but still tries to persuade everyone to buy her presents for Christmas, and Linus struggles with writing an appropriate letter to Santa Claus and develops a crush on a strange new girl in school who keeps changing her name. Written by Woodyanders
I saw this last night on ABC after 1965's Charlie Brown Christmas, so it may be unfair to compare the two, but I will anyway! This special is far from the 1965 classic simply because it really doesn't stand out. The 1965 version tackled issues like commercialization and what Christmas is really all about. This special simply has different segments devoted to different characters (Lucy, Sally, etc) around Christmastime. Don't get me wrong, this special is cute, generates some good laughs (I liked Linus's infatuation with the weird girl that sits behind him), and sticks to the Peanuts formula. It's just not a groundbreaking special, and I doubt it will really ever stand out. It's worth the 30 minutes though, and if you're a Peanuts fan, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
My IMDb rating: 7/10